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April 10, 1945. G. A. FULLERTON 2,373,556

FIGURE TOY Filed April 26, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor April 10, 1945. G, A FULLERTON 2,373,556

' FIGURE TOY I Filed April 26, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 650/26: 1?. ELLE/2 TON,

' ing description.

Patented AprQlO, 1945 c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FIGURE 'r-oy George A. Fullerton, Clarendon, Pa. Application April 26, 1944, SerialNo'. 532,810

3 Claims.

' This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in toys and more particularly to a wheeled figure toy such as will ofier con- "barrowand including movable figures adaptedto be operated by the wheel of the wheel barrow. Other objects and advantage of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the follow- In the drawings Figurel represents a fragmentary side elevational view of the toy.,

Figure 2 is a frontelevation. v Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view. Referring to the'drawings wherein like numerals The arms l9 are made of reasonably heavy material so that they will gravitate on to the pins I2 carried by the wheel I I.

It can now be seen, that as the wheel barrow is pushed and the wheel I I rotates, the arms l9 will drop from one pin ill to the next and the swinging action of the arms I9 will actuate the connectin rods I1, l8 and animate the figures l3 and l4,

to the end that the appearance is that one of the figures is chasing the other.

While the, foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departin from the spirit and scope. ofthe invention as claimed hereinafter.

designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 denotes the handles of the structure from which side Walls ,6 and a head wall 1 rise. interposed between the hand bars 5 is a floor 8 which along with the side walls 6 and the head wall I defines the box portion of the wheel barrow.

The bottom 8 extends forwardly and is bifurcated to provide forwardly projecting. and spaced furcations 9, 9 through which an axle pin I0 is disposed, this pin serving as an axle for a wheel H. The wheel I l is provided with 'a plurality of laterally projecting pins l2 adjacent the periphery thereof and uniformly spaced circumferentially.

Mounted on the upper portion of the head I 1 board 1 arefigures l3 and I4 which in the present instance simulate an elephant and a mouse, respectively. Each of these figures has a depending support pivotally secured as at l5 and I6, respectively, to the head board 1.

Rods l1, l8 extend downwardly from the supports as shown inFigure 2 and have lateral portions a disposed into openings b at the inner end portionsv of arms l9, which arms are provided with transverse openings at their inner ends through which a rod or pin is disposed. The forward side of the head board 1 has a ledge 21 there- Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A figure toy comprising an elongated handle structure, awheel mounted on the handle tructure, an upright on the handle structure, a movable figurecarried bythe upright, lateral projections on the wheel, a swingable arm on the upright structure adapted to strike against the projections on the wheel and a link connection between the figure and the arm.

2.. A figure toy comprising a wheel barrow including a-wheel and a front wall, a pair of rock- .able figures-on the said front wall, a pair of arms 0 swingably carried by the front wall, lateral projections on the wheel against which the arms can gravitate and link members between the arms and the figures.

3. A figure toy comprising a wheel barrow ineluding a' wheel and a front wall, a pair of rockable figures on the said front wall, a pair of arms swingably carried by the front wall, lateral projections on the wheel against which the arms can gravitate and link members between the-arms and the figures, said wheel barrow including a bottom provided with a forward projecting por tion, said projecting portion being bifurcated to accommodate the Wheel and having notched out on'notched as at 22, 22 to accommodate the inner ends of the arms l9, and as is apparent in Figure 3; the rod or pin 20 is held in place by staples or the like 23.

portions to accommodate the said pins.

GEORGE A. FULLERTON. 

